Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2012 Honda Pilot.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | On April 9, 2026, my daughter came in from school and parked her Honda Pilot at about 5:10PM. At about 7:03PM, my wife … |
| 2026-02-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | One day my pilot 2012 suddenly started turning on and off the passenger airbag then out of the blue the airbag system l… |
| 2026-01-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER | No | 0 | Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2012 Honda Pilot. The contact then discovered a mileage discrepancy. The vehicl… |
| 2025-11-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER | No | 0 | Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2012 Honda Pilot. After contacting the seller on Facebook Market Place the cont… |
| 2025-08-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The check transmission light comes and goes. Ive had the transmission flushed with no issues. It pulls codes for the to… |
| 2025-04-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER | No | 0 | Odometer Fraud. The contact has never owned or purchased these vehicles. The vehicles never purchased in any type of sa… |
| 2025-04-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER | No | 0 | Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2012 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that while attempting to register the vehi… |
| 2024-12-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Check engine light came on followed by shaking of the vehicle. The code was checked indicating a cylinder 1 misfire. Th… |
| 2023-12-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | While driving the vehicle at around 45 MPH it suffered a complete loss of power for 3-5 seconds. The dashboard lights i… |
| 2023-12-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OIL/LUBRICATION:SEALS/GASKETS | No | 0 | See attached document for complaint |
| 2023-10-26 | PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that while the vehicle was getting a State Inspection, the insp… |
| 2023-07-03 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | The driver's seat belt has ripped. I contacted Airport Honda where I purchased the vehicle in Spring, 2014. The Servi… |
| 2023-07-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | My 2012 Honda Pilot is experiencing the same engine defect that Honda acknowledged in later model years (2013–2015) and… |
| 2023-06-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The vehicle's paint is literally peeling away from every horizontal and connected vertical surface. Without paint on me… |
| 2023-03-22 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MIL comes on with DTCsP0301 through P0304 Car is available for inspection. Dealer confirmed along with independent serv… |
| 2023-01-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle shudder… |
| 2022-12-17 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Honda Pilot. The contact stated while parking the vehicle, the vehicle experienced an increased… |
| 2022-11-05 | STEERING | Yes | 1 | I was driving on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in the left-hand lane alongside the concrete barrier. The road curved to the… |
| 2022-11-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | burning to much oil and engine light turn and just put 2 quarts and iwas looking at complaints anf few people have the… |
| 2022-09-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The car started smoking, I was able to pullover and get out. The fire department came and removed the hood because it w… |
| 2022-08-31 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I got this car as a loan from a 3rd party dealer ship and they never told me it had a recall days after the airbag ligh… |
| 2022-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Back up camera stop working. Apparently alot of honda pilot owners complain that the camera stops working. |
| 2021-11-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Honda Pilot. The contact stated during the past 3 seasons of winter, the vehicle would fail to … |
| 2021-08-25 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Paint peeling. I brought it to a body shop and they stated it was a manufacturing defect. I am looking for other w… |
| 2021-07-07 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | The contact owns a 2012 Honda Pilot. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 18V661000 (Air Bags). … |
| 2021-06-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Unusual amount of oil consumption. Faulty cylinder 3. Gaskets cause the oil to leak into the spark plugs causing the … |
| 2021-05-19 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Excessive oil consumption which led to engine misfire while driving and trying to merge onto the freeway. This cause a… |
| 2021-04-08 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | Yes | 1 | The contact owns a 2012 Honda Pilot. The contact stated while driving at 32 MPH and pulling into a parking lot, the veh… |
| 2021-02-02 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | Paint is peeling and exposed the metal on passenger side doors. |
| 2020-11-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE JERKED WHI… |
| 2020-09-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | AS I PROCEED TO ACCELERATE ONTO A HIGHWAY OR ROAD MY VEHICLE IS VERY HESITANT NO MATTER HOW FAR YOU PUSH DOWN ON THE GA… |
| 2020-07-22 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I RECENTLY BUY THIS CAR AND IT HAS 79000 MILES ON THE ODO METER AND WHEN I CHECK THE CARFAX MILES CAME OUT 186000 MILE… |
| 2020-07-22 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT START-UP… |
| 2020-06-15 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHING FAILED AND STARTED LEAKING. HONDA NOTIFIED THE DEALERS BUT NOT THE OWNERS LIKE ME SEE H… |
| 2020-06-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I AM CURRENTLY STATIONED IN GERMANY AND RETURNING TO US IN THE END OF AUGUST. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET HONDA TO HELP … |
| 2020-06-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED JERKING AND HESIT… |
| 2020-03-10 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE. I WAS NOTIFIED THAT BOTH FRONT LOWER COMPLIANCE BUSHINGS WERE EXCESSIVELY WO… |
| 2020-01-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE WHITE PEARL PAINT IS PEELING OFF, SEPARATING FROM THE PRIMER. I BROUGHT IT TO A BODY SHOP AND THEY SAID IT LOOKED … |
| 2019-08-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | YESTERDAY (AUGUST 13TH) I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET ABOUT 45 MPH AND MY 2012 HONDA PILOT'S DASHBOARD WENT COMPLETELY… |
| 2019-08-07 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 3 | DRIVING IN THE CITY WHEN THE 3 VEHICLE COLLISION HAPPENED GOING 25-30MPH. THE FIRST CAR STOPPED SUDDENLY TO LET PEDESTR… |
| 2019-08-01 | TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AIR CONTINUOUSLY LEAKED OUT OF ALL FOUR TIRES. THE VEH… |
| 2019-04-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I RECEIVED A LETTER THAT SAID THAT I NEED TO CALL TO TAKE MY VEHICLE TO AN HONDA DEALER TO REPAIR THE PASSAGE AIR BAG |
| 2019-01-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE HAS EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. ALSO HAD SPARK PLUG FAILURE. |
| 2019-01-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I NOTICED A FEW MONTHS AGO THAT THE PAINT WAS PEELING ON MY 2012 HONDA PILOT. PAINT SHOULD NOT PEEL ON A CAR THAT IS ON… |
| 2018-12-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE FRONT TIRES TURNED TOWARDS THE RIGHT ON THEIR OWN. T… |
| 2018-11-29 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHING FAILED AND STARTED LEAKING. |
| 2018-09-27 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL |
| 2018-09-08 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | VSA LIGHT CAME ON AND WILL NOT COME OFF. SOLID LIGHT |
| 2018-07-02 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHING FAILED AND STARTED LEAKING. I HAVE HEARD THAT MANY OTHER HONDA PILOTS HAVE HAD THE SAM… |
| 2018-05-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | IT HAPPENED TO ME 3 TIMES THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND BATTERY LIGHT CAME UP WHILE I DRIVE THE 2012 HONDA PILOT O… |